August 21, 2017
ALLEGANY COUNTY, NY – State Police report that they found an injured 41 year old male, who had walked into a heavily wooded area after a dispute on Saturday evening. The wooded area was off of Eymer Road in the Town of Amity. According to State Police, when the man had not yet returned by 1:30 PM on Sunday, family members became concerned and contacted 9-1-1. Then, a coordinated search effort was organized, with Amity State Police and members of the Amity Rescue Squad, going through the wooded area.
State Police Aviation and K9 were deployed and the man was successfully located by a State Police bloodhound, Paris. When located, he had sustained injuries and was extricated from the woods by an off-road utility vehicle operated by the Amity Rescue Squad.He was transported to Jones Memorial Hospital and later flown to ECMC for treatment of his injuries.
